Villanova wins! It’s been a little over 7 months since we’ve officially been able to say that, and boy does it feel good. Now not all games will be a cakewalk like last night was (see Purdue analysis below), but it’s good to finally get a glimpse at how Jay Wright is going to approach this season without a true center, but with a lot more athletic talent.
It didn’t take long for us to get that answer, as less than 5 minutes into the game Bridges came in for Reynolds and Jenkins shifted down to the 5 spot.